New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) The Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government should set an example by not giving a ministerial berth to any MP with a criminal background, a NGO Said Tuesday.

“With the unambiguous mandate, it is expected that the Congress and the UPA will provide clean and exemplary governance. It would therefore be appropriate that none of the newly elected MPs with criminal cases pending against them are made ministers in the new government,” said Jagdeep. S. Chhokar of National Election Watch (NEW), in a letter sent to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

Johannesburg, May 19 (IANS) Deccan Chargers skipper and former Australian wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist is only one six away from a noble goal — earning 25 modified bikes for children with disabilities.

On every six that Gilchrist hits, global direct-selling company Amway would finance a special bike to disabled kids under the ‘Gift of Wheels Scheme’.

New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) Tejaswini Sawant won a bronze in the women’s three position rifle event of the shooting World Cup at Munich Tuesday.

Tejaswini, 28, had to rest content with a third place finish with a score of 685.0 (588+97.0). In the qualification, Tejaswini shot 588 with a perfect score of 200 in Prone, 192 in Standing and 196 in the Kneeling position.

New Delhi, May 19 (ANI): Communist Party of India- Marxist (CPM) leader Sitaram Yechury on Tuesday said that his party would review the reasons behind the party debacle in the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections.

New Delhi, May 19 (ANI): The first session of the 15th Lok Sabha is expected to begin on June 2 with Congress heading the country and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) sitting in the opposition.

New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) The class 12 results of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will be declared May 22, officials said Tuesday.

The board exam results will be uploaded on the CBSE website www.cbse.nic.in at 10 a.m. Thursday, said CBSE public relation officer Rama Sharma.

Lahore, May 19 (IANS) The governor of Pakistan’s Punjab province has said there is no danger of Talibanisation in the area.

Governor Salman Taseer said the situation in Punjab is under control and there is no danger of Talibanisation in the province, the Online news agency reported Tuesday.

New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) Riding on the crest of a huge victory for the UPA, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress chief Sonia Gandhi Tuesday said the impressive poll verdict brought with it “onerous responsibilities” for the new government that left no room for complacency.

Speaking at a meeting of the Congress party’s newly elected MPs in the central hall of parliament, Manmohan Singh and Sonia Gandhi set a sober tone saying that the party should work collectively with all parties cutting across the political spectrum.